Wesley Person matched his career high with 33 points as the
Cleveland Cavaliers snapped the Charlotte Hornets' five-game
game winning streak with a 97-91 victory.

Person connected on 14-of-23 shots from the field, matching a
career high set last February while he was with the Phoenix
Suns. Person is averaging 26 points per game over his last four
games.

"Sometimes in a game, you just feel good about your shot,"
Person said. "Tonight, I felt like every time I shot the ball,
it was going in the basket."

Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 15 points and 10 rebounds while Shawn
Kemp contributed 13 and 11 for the Cavaliers, who won their
fourth straight game. Derek Anderson, filling in at point guard
for fellow rookie Brevin Knight, had 12 points and 14 assists.
Knight missed the game with a bruised right shoulder.

"This is a younger team with not as many veterans," Kemp said.
"We've had to make some adjustments on offense and defense, and
I think we've done that well. Some nights Wesley carries the
scoring load, some nights I carry the scoring load."

David Wesley and former Cavalier Bobby Phills led the Hornets
with 17 points apiece. Glen Rice, who leads the Hornets in
scoring this season, was held to 14 points on 3-of-11 shooting.
All four of Charlotte's losses have come when Rice does not lead
the team in scoring.

The Cavaliers trailed 59-53 midway through the third quarter
before going on a 15-4 run to take the lead for good. Person,
who had six points in the burst, capped the burst with a dunk
with 2:04 left in the period for a 68-63 lead.

Cleveland extended its lead to 89-80 with three minutes to go
before Anthony Mason scored six consecutive points to draw
Charlotte within 89-86 with 1:34 to play. Mason finished with 16
points and 12 rebounds.

But Person provided the dagger, draining a 30-footer as the shot
clock expired for a 92-86 lead with 63 seconds left. Anderson
connected on a jumper with 34 seconds remaining to extend the
lead to 94-86.

"We made a couple shots down the stretch that we had some good
fortune in," Cleveland coach Mike Fratello said. "Wesley Person
was a huge factor and stepped up tonight along with Shawn Kemp."

The Hornets held a 10-4 lead in the first quarter, but the Cavs
scored 18 of the next 20 points to take a 22-12 lead. They
extended the lead to 30-19 after the first quarter behind 10
points from Person.

Cleveland still held a 43-31 advantage with 4:30 remaining in
the first half, but Charlotte used an 18-5 run to end the half
for a 49-48 halftime lead.

"We were just too careless with the ball tonight," Charlotte
coach Dave Cowens said. "When you have 23 turnovers and 23
assists it is very difficult to win in that situation. We didn't
have a very good shooting night. They defend the post well and
make you shoot outside, which was tough for us."